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2012 GMC Acadia steering problems

The 2012 GMC Acadia has 46 steering complaints filed with NHTSA — 12% of the year's total, and down from the prior model year.

46

Steering complaints

12%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Steering complaints by year

Acadia steering complaints by model year148 complaints2007: 77 complaints2008: 135 complaints2009: 114 complaints2010: 148 complaints2011: 64 complaints2012: 46 complaints2013: 8 complaints2014: 26 complaints2015: 31 complaints2016: 26 complaints2017: 32 complaints2018: 23 complaints2019: 30 complaints2020: 15 complaints2021: 15 complaints2022: 3 complaints2023: 3 complaints2025: 4 complaints
Acadia steering complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“ACADIA WAS TRAVELING AT 55 MPH WHEN HEARD/FELT A POP/BUMP. STEERING WHEEL STARTED SPINNING TO LEFT THEN RIGHT. STEERING WHEEL STRAIGHTENED OUT. WHILE STEERING WHEEL WAS STILL FACING STRAIGHT, THE CAR STARTED VEERING SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT. THE ACADIA HIT A CULVER THEN FLIPPED 4 TIMES, COMING TO A…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Steering · August 1, 2015 · crash

Common questions

How many steering complaints does the 2012 GMC Acadia have?

NHTSA has 46 complaints about the 2012 GMC Acadia steering — 12% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.